Where does “moku ahi” come from?

moku ahi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ahi, from Proto-Polynesian afi, from Proto-Oceanic api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

moku ahi (Hawaiian): firebrand, charcoal

Definitions

  1. firebrand, charcoal

Ancestry of “moku ahi”, step by step

moku ahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianahifire
2Proto-Polynesianafifire
3Proto-Oceanicapifire
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianapifire
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apuyfire oxidation reaction
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
7Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

via Hawaiian moku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmokuan island, district, forest, section
2Proto-Polynesianmotuisland
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